Unsupported Browser Detected: Dear user, the browser you’re currently using is not supported by this website. Please click here for more information about the browsers we support and how to obtain them.

When setting a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) on a desktop system, the value that appears in the Setup screen appears to be different. The UUID may also be reported in the standard UUID format by Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) or applications, and differ from what is on the box label and BIOS setup screen.

Affected configurations

The above symptom is associated with, but not limited to, the following systems:

ThinkStation E20

ThinkCentre M58, M58p, A63, A70z, M90, M90p

Limitation

The UUID formatting on the Setup screen is correct and follows the formatting described in the SMBIOS Specification 2.6, section 3.3.2.1: